🏈 Week 14 Official Game Thread 🏈 CHI@GB, Dec 7th, 325PM CST, FOX, CHI +6.5

[Alaskan Grizzly]

Not generally a fan of Cowherds but he does make some good observations here. 
 

https://youtube.com/shorts/gqbqWhqZ2YU?si=47VlMclpm_QklJPQ

[Stinger226]

Someone may have posted this, I didn't check but a good analysis of Caleb by Tim Jenkins.

 

[adam]

No QB is perfect. Every incompletion of Caleb's is scrutinized, yet his numbers are comparable to Daniel Jones, Josh Allen, Jordan Love, Justin Herbert, Bo Nix, and better than Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, CJ Stroud, etc. 

If you didn't see the league leaders with him in 12th for Passing Yards, T-12th in Pass TDs, 5th in Sack%, and 8th in INT%, you would think he is a bottom 3rd QB. It is so weird. QBs make inaccurate passes, miss reads, take sacks, and throw INTs.

He absolutely has to be more accurate, especially in clean pockets, but we are talking about 2-3 passes a game. 

[Alaskan Grizzly]

3 hours ago, adam said:

If you didn't see the league leaders with him in 12th for Passing Yards, T-12th in Pass TDs, 5th in Sack%, and 8th in INT%, you would think he is a bottom 3rd QB. It is so weird. QBs make inaccurate passes, miss reads, take sacks, and throw INTs.

With the help of AI, the chart below reflects data pulled from multiple polls and raw performance metrics. What’s interesting is that, when viewed individually, some polls highlight specific strengths—like escapability and sack avoidance—where he ranks quite high. But when the focus shifts to accuracy and consistency, the ratings tend to drop. Still, if you average out around 10 different polls, the composite picture shows he’s roughly middle-of-the-pack as of now.  (By the way - not sure how he's 'tied at 62nd and fewest' with only 6 INTs). 

I think the upcoming Cleveland game will be a strong indicator of how real this team is and how effective Caleb is in his role. Cleveland is normally a “whew we get a break” game, but right now they’re working to get better—and they did beat Green Bay earlier this year, even if Flacco was under center at the time. With the Bears at home, this feels like the perfect opportunity to reset and gear up for a late-season push.

I’m hoping to see improvement from both Ben and Caleb. As for the defense… well, I’ve mostly lost hope there. At this point, I’m just wishing they can at least slow opponents down more often than not—even if it means sitting back in a prevent shell.